This program looks at the historical attempt to regulate the consumption of alcohol over the centuries. While most people are aware of prohibition in the 1920, during the so called Noble Experiment, attempts to regulate this behavior extend far into our past. While the program pays deeper attention to the modern era, as […]

A brewer who makes beer in the authentic Colonial style will visit us to speak about brewing in the American Colonies and how brewing and tavern culture was important to the American Revolution.

Thomas Lunt, the owner of the Fort Casimir Honey Company and Apiary, will present a program on bees and honey. He will also talk about Delaware's native bees and honeybees their importance as pollinators.

One of the co-owners of Mercury Cafe & Teahouse will talk about tea making from field to cup.

Meet the Three Sisters (Corn, Beans, and Squash), tobacco and the many other edible and medicinal plants native to eastern North America and discover how to incorporate them into a modern garden. Learn how to harvest, dry and store seeds/leaves, develop strains of plants that best suit your needs, where to buy or trade for […]

Carlton Hall, historian with the State Historic Preservation Office, will discuss his work on Delaware listings in the Green Book, a segregation-era travel guide for African Americans created by Victor Green and published annually from 1936 through 1966.